Ranking tables
General Business Law | Global
Malta
Rankings overview for Departments
Band 1
Band 2
GVZH Advocates 5 Years Ranked
WH Partners 5 Years Ranked- Refalo Advocates
Band 3
- AE Legal 1 Years Ranked
FFF Legal 1 Years Ranked- InariLaw 5 Years Ranked
Zerafa Advocates 2 Years Ranked- Chetcuti Cauchi Advocates
- GTG Legal
All Departments profiles
Band 1
1 Camilleri PreziosiGeneral Business Law2025 | Band 1 | 5 Years RankedCamilleri Preziosi is a leading Maltese law firm representing both local and international clients, with notable strength across a range of corporate, financial services and dispute resolution mandates. The team represents clients in capital markets transactions as well as assisting with financial regulatory matters, such as compliance with insurance regulations and the launch of exchange-traded funds. The firm's lawyers advise clients on M&A transactions, shareholder agreements and corporate and debt restructurings. On the contentious side, the firm acts on arbitration proceedings and litigation covering employment, contractual issues, shareholder agreements and real estate matters. Team members also have experience in tax matters, including VAT assessments and income tax mandates.
1 Fenech & Fenech AdvocatesGeneral Business Law2025 | Band 1 | 5 Years RankedFenech & Fenech Advocates is a front-running Maltese law firm with a strong practice in corporate, financial and contentious matters. The team acts for both borrowers and lenders on credit facility agreements, as well as advising on debt restructuring, compliance with financial regulations and investment fund mandates. The firm represents clients in commercial disputes, employment litigation and disputes concerning lease agreements. Team members have notable experience in intellectual property and tax mandates. Fenech & Fenech is popular with clients from the gaming sector and also handles M&A transactions.
1 Ganado AdvocatesGeneral Business Law2025 | Band 1 | 5 Years RankedGanado Advocates remains a powerhouse law firm with an outstanding practice in the field of corporate, financial services and dispute resolution. On the financial services side, the team has a strong focus on investment funds and insurance regulatory matters, as well as acting on bond issuances, IPOs and financing transactions. Ganado advises clients on debt restructuring matters. Other high-level contentious work handled by the firm includes arbitration representation and litigation involving governmental entities. The firm is additionally popular with clients from the telecoms and technology industries for advice on M&A transactions and data protection mandates. Lawyers at the firm have notable expertise in the fields of tax and intellectual property law.
Band 2
2 GVZH AdvocatesGeneral Business Law2025 | Band 2 | 5 Years RankedGVZH Advocates is an experienced law firm with a solid corporate and financial services practice. The team represents clients in commercial and financial disputes, as well as M&A transactions, capital markets and corporate restructuring mandates. Team members also have notable experience in matters involving insurance, tax and employment law.2 WH PartnersGeneral Business Law2025 | Band 2 | 5 Years RankedWH Partners is a front-running law firm in the gaming, fintech and virtual financial assets realm, advising gaming sector clients on transactional and regulatory matters and assisting financial institutions with licensing and establishment mandates. The team also assists clients with private equity investments and corporate restructurings, while team members have experience in matters involving employment law, data protection and tax queries.
Band 3
3 AE LegalGeneral Business Law2025 | Band 3 | 1 Years RankedAE Legal receives strong market support in Malta. It is a client-oriented law firm offering a wide range of dispute resolution services, spanning litigation and arbitration, negotiation and mediation. The team is exceptionally well versed in real estate and brokerage issues. Beyond property, AE Legal offers advice to well-known names from the energy and engineering sectors. The team also advises on IP matters.
3 FFF LegalGeneral Business Law2025 | Band 3 | 1 Years RankedFFF Legal enjoys glowing client feedback. It is a versatile corporate and commercial practice specialising in shareholding transactions and restructuring matters. Team members are also skilled in litigation, often assisting clients with the recovery of funds. It has additional expertise in financial services, maritime and litigation law. The firm's clients come from a range of sectors including real estate and insurance.
3 InariLawGeneral Business Law2025 | Band 3 | 5 Years RankedInariLaw is a dynamic financial services practice assisting clients with note issuances and loan facility agreements. It also advises on fund formation, as well as acting for banks on launching new products and financial sector M&A. The firm's corporate department assists clients with corporate restructuring mandates and advises international clients looking to establish new branches in Malta. The team also represents clients in a range of disputes, covering commercial, financial, construction and employment law.
3 Zerafa AdvocatesGeneral Business Law2025 | Band 3 | 2 Years RankedZerafa Advocates is a well-regarded law firm that assists with financial regulation and compliance matters. The practice group advises financial services clients with licensing applications and virtual financial assets. The law firm also assists start-ups and investors with financing and crowdfunding mandates.